The Tin Drum

Name: The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1979-05-02
Duration: 2 h 42 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski

A savage, sweeping epic of society in chaos.

Die Blechtrommel (1979)

Timing: 2:42 (162 min)

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Release date

1979-05-02

Country

Germany, France, Poland, Yugoslavia

Production

Taurus Film, Jadran Film, Argos Films, Franz Seitz Filmproduktion, Neue Bioskop Film, Artemis Film, Film Polski, Hallelujah Films, GGB-14, Auditrust

Genre

Drama, History, War

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$6 881

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Director

Volker Schlöndorff

Actors

Mario Adorf, Angela Winkler, David Bennent, Katharina Thalbach, Daniel Olbrychski, Tina Engel, Berta Drews, Roland Teubner, Tadeusz Kunikowski, Andréa Ferréol
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Scenario

Producer

Anatole Dauman, Franz Seitz Junior, Eberhard Junkersdorf

Operator

Igor Luther

Composer

Maurice Jarre

Artist

Nikos Perakis

Audition

Editing

Suzanne Baron
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Short description

Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, a boy refuses to grow older after his third birthday.

What's left behind the scenes

Initially, the film was banned by censorship in Ireland. However, the filmmakers appealed this decision, and in 1981 the film was released.
David Bennent (who played Oskar Matzerath) grew very slowly. In this film, he starred at the age of 11 and was 1 meter 14 centimeters tall. He continued to grow until he reached a height of 1 meter 55 centimeters. Growth continued even after he was over 30 years old.
For the long version of the film, restored in 2010, it was necessary to re-contact the actors to re-record their lines in some scenes, the sound design of which had been lost.
David Bennett (who played Oscar Macerata) grows very slowly. He was 11 years old and 1 meter 14 centimeters tall when he filmed this movie. He continued to grow until he reached 1 meter 55 centimeters. He was still growing even after he turned 30.